titta

See also: Titta

Afar

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtitːa/, [ˈtɪtːʌ]
  • Hyphenation: tit‧ta

Pronoun

títta

  1. Alternative form of ítta

References
  • Enid M. Parker (2006) English-Afar dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page vi

Old English

Noun

titta

  1. genitive plural of titt

Swedish

Etymology

Probably sound-symbolic child-speak, similar to Danish titte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²tɪta/, [ˈtɪˌta]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪta

Verb

titta (present tittar, preterite tittade, supine tittat, imperative titta)

  1. (without any particle) to look; keep one's eyes open as to be able to see
    Titta inte! Blunda!
    Don't look! Close your eyes!
  2. (with an unstressed "på") to look (to try to see something)
    Att titta på tv.
    To watch TV.
  3. (with a stressed "på") to watch something happen; to be a spectator
    Jag fick inte hjälpa honom, utan bara titta på när han försökte.
    I wasn't allowed to help him, only watch him try.

Conjugation
Conjugation of titta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive titta tittas
Supine tittat tittats
Imperative titta —
Imper. plural1 titten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative tittar tittade tittas tittades
Ind. plural1 titta tittade tittas tittades
Subjunctive2 titte tittade tittes tittades
Participles
Present participle tittande
Past participle tittad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • titta ut

Further reading
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